Customer Reviews

Hindi-English/English-Hindi Dictionary and Phrasebook

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I went to the same University of Wisconsin India program that Todd Scudiere graduated from, so I can attest to the quality of his prior training.

I think this is a great pocket Hindi reference, but no substitute for proper language training. The vocabulary and phrase collections are very good and accompanied by devanagari script and Roman transliteration. I am currently using the book to develop a set of Hindi flashcards.

To go further than this you will need the Oxford Hindi-English-Hindi dictionaries and a good course such as "Colloquial Hindi: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)." It is really tough learning how to make some of the consonant sounds just from a book or CD.

This is a great book. It has many useful entries with helpful phrases for a tourist as well as a brief covering of basic grammar points. Also it contains a dictionary with over 3,000 entries. These are in English-Hindi and Hindi-English and do include the transliteration in alphabetical order based on the English alphabet. This is VERY helpful for a learner. One thing I might mention though, and what is keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the fact that when I looked up a simple word just to see how the dictionary was, I was shocked to discover that there was no word for friend. Not "mitr" or "dost" nor was the word "friend" listed in the English-Hindi section. This I found to be rather peculiar. That is a very common word which one would think would be included. Overall though, I would suggest getting this book. There are plenty of other useful entries and helpful little tidbits that a tourist or someone learning the language could make use of, even if you won't know how to call someone friend :p

I bought this item for my new student from India to use on class assignments. He actually spends his time reading it as well and is learning English in leaps and bounds.

I accidentally put the review for the other book I purchased here. (See below). I'll leave it for comparison. The Scudiere dictionary/phrasebook is the only inexpensive source I have found that has romanized Hindi, obviating the need for learning devanagari script. (I simply don't have the time to learn the script.) It could be better; there are many words the author could have chosen rather than using space to say that "condom" is "kondom" in Hindi. Still, it has advantages over the Dover book.
The "Say It In" series from Dover is a known product - most I have used are somewhat dated, without up-to-date expressions for new ideas. But they offer good windows on their target languages, good for comparison to other language sources and for carrying in your travel pack. This one appears to be no exception. I am well satisfied with the purchase and with service from the seller.

This is a wonderful product for people beginning to learn the language of Hindi. The shipping and delivery was excellent. I am not a beginner but was looking for a Hindi English dictionary to expand my vocabulary and be on my to becoming fluent, unfortunately this dictionary doesn't have much in it so it wasn't a big help to me. I recommend this for absolute beginners only, otherwise look for something with a bit more substance. It is a good product, but I would suggest the seller put more information regarding its size and the lower skill level it is meant for. If I had known more about it, I wouldn't have bought it. Despite of of this, the product is still wonderful for beginners.

I was very happy with my purchase, it helps alot. I would recommend for anyone who wants to pick up a little Hindi!!!

This is a pocket reference; not a course. It's a great price, so it's a nice addition to a complete course. What is really nice about the layout of the book is that you can look up a Hindi word as it is being pronounced. You'll see a basic transliteration of sounds into the Roman alphabet and tbe Hindi (Devanagari) script comes next. It's laid out according to the English Alphabet and NOT the Hindi Alphabet. That makes it quick to thumb through...as long as you know your English ABC's. A few of the phrases in the back have been helpful as well. I wish I would've gotten two and I may just order another one to keep handy. It's been helpful when reading literature in Hindi.

the pronounciation is romanized, that's good, for it's difficult to learn another language and more difficult to learn another scribing.

This review is a warning for a person, who wants to learn Hindi for more than a short tourist trip. All its sections are too basic, and could be printed in a much smaller book -- on average, it contains 7 expressions per page. And its only advantage is very good print quality.

"Say it in Hindi" is a much better option in terms of expressions and vocabulary. The only its disadvantage is small and unclear font. And H-E/E-H dictionary by Rupert Snell is a much better alternative for a dictionary, grammar, and the word use (included in many entries of the E-H part).

If someone needs this book, I gladly give it away.

I purchased this for a co-worker who is struggling to adapt to English. She has found this very helpful.